history of medicine

Elena Conis, Vaccine Nation: America’s Changing Relationship with Immunization (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2015), 353 pages.
Review by Andrew J. Forney
Many people probably purchased Elena Conis’ Vaccine Nation for that special anti-vaxxer in their lives. The book’s publication dovetailed nicely with the growing hue and cry against self-professed anti-vaccination advocate Jenny McCarthy and her ilk. Scientists tied an outbreak of measles among U.S. children during early 2015 to an un-vaccinated child who visited Disneyworld with their family in conjunction with the theme park’s holiday rush. Social media erupted with vitriol towards those that would endanger the health Read more

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@dw_rinn @RayHaberski @LDBurnett I know you're not a podcast listener but I think you'll want to listen to this one since it's all about the fantastic Dallas #USIH2017 conference that you organized. #USIH

"Democracy, Higher Education, and the Problem of the Common Good": I reflect at @USReligionBlog on recent scholarship on the history of the common good and values transmission from the #USIH2017 and #HES2017 conferences: https://t.co/4rPFWAizWE #USIH

Here's part 2 of my #USIH series on the liberalism & politics of Richard Hofstadter. This one continues, very explicitly, my argument with James Livingston (@annihilista), particularly his 2007 *boundary2* article. | https://t.co/mBuvjeZTcH

@LDBurnett @dw_rinn @RayHaberski Yes the whole episode, which will be released tomorrow, is about the conference. We focused mostly on the Kloppenberg plenary and amazing @agordonreed keynote. But also talked about the general spirit of the conference and how much it means to us. #USIH